Celebrate the Chinese New Year in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower!

Events

Friday 24 January 2020

Modified the 17/12/20

A parade lead by 16 dancers from the French Association of the Chinese Dragon and Lion Dance will be held on Saturday, January 25, to welcome the Chinese New Year.

The esplanade of the Eiffel Tower will host demonstrations of traditional Chinese spins and acrobatics from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm to celebrate the arrival of the year of the metal Rat. Each dance will last 7 to 8 minutes and will be accompanied by the sounds of traditional Chinese drums and cymbals. Come discover this parade in the unique setting of the Eiffel Tower’s esplanade, open to all and free of charge.

Numerous initiatives are being developed to better serve the needs of our visitors, especially those from China, with signposting in Chinese, a Wechat page, a mobile app in 4 languages, including Chinese, to be released in February 2020, plus new online payment options such as WeChat Pay and AliPay in the course of 2020.